I built a new ski pack a couple weeks ago (haven't shared photos of it yet) and with my pack building motivation running high I decided to move right into a project I've had on my bucket list for a long time.

I've heavily modified multiple Golite Jam Packs but have always yearned for the utter simplicity of a ruck styled after Jardine's original design that manifested itself commercially as the Golite Breeze. I borrowed elements pretty heavily from my beloved ULA Conduit and Amp packs, some tidbits from Risk's JJPack, as well as the inspiration of myriad other MYOG frameless rucks I've seen over the years.

Had a Breeze knockoff on my MYOG wishlist until I scored a well used real thing on the gear swap forum. Add a unpadded belt and it should be perfect for my twice annual backpacking trail maintenance weekends (SHT north of Two Harbors)

Ditto on the welcome back remarks and good to see you landed back in the outdoor products industry. Color me jealous of your access to that production floor.

Hey, Jim good to hear from you. Access to a bartacker and double needler is very handy. I'll be curious to see if I end up putting a hipbelt on it after a few trips. I rarely use the stabilizer belt on my Amp so we'll see.

Colin this is a polyester mesh with approximately 3/16" holes weighing around 1.8oz / sq. yd. While I'm on the subject, the pack body is 200d Cordura, the straps are 200d on top and spacer mesh underneath. The bound edges of the mesh pockets are 1000d Cordura. Inside is 3/4 grosgrain binding on all the seams. 1" and 3/4" nylon webbing make up the straps.

I really like the look of this pack, super rugged yet simple. Curious to hear results without a hip belt with the shape, I've been wanting to try to create similar size but couldn't decide on suspension. I really dig it.

Thanks, Jon. I've found that with proper packing and of course lightweight gear choices, a frameless ruck with no hip stabilizer can work great. If you're hoisting around a lot of gear and need to transfer weight from shoulders to hips and then back to shoulders off an on throughout the day then this design won't be practical.

Ron, I built this pack for myself and my own needs. I have no plans to go into business building and selling packs myself, no. Although I do have access to a nice large cutting table and some specific machines such as a bartacker and binder this pack could definitely be sewn on my home machine (vintage Singer) too. It's just a bit faster on the industrial equipment.